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Atheists & Agnostics

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts) Mon May 28, 2012, 09:42 AM May 2012

*My reply to Gram's comment "You're such a good person, but I don't see how you can be that way without the Lord for guidance."

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We all sort of are the way we are "without the Lord for guidance." Gore1FL May 2012 #1

Actually kind of makes me wonder/worry about them. Goblinmonger May 2012 #2

Considering what they do with such a threat... Gore1FL May 2012 #4

Yes, if you have to be scared into being a decent person amuse bouche Mar 2013 #15

It's never made sense to me Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #3

The only quote I ever use from the bible is RebelOne May 2012 #5

The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #6

Thanks for posting that link Rob H. May 2012 #9

Stop taking that out of context Lordquinton Mar 2013 #16

huh? Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #18

bad joke Lordquinton Mar 2013 #20

ah Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #21

Your grandmother's opinion is all too common Curmudgeoness May 2012 #7

A more formal description of that ethic could be Humanism. backscatter712 May 2012 #8

My motto is "Don't be an asshole". Odin2005 May 2012 #10

Morality has its roots in evolution. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #11

That Lord knows His right from wrong, I'll say that! Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #17

He's mean. Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #19